The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-11-11

The Boston Globe published an interest
ing letter from police matron the other
day, and the Boston Transcript the same
afternoon vouched for the truth of the
story told. It is as follows:
Before my recent appointment to the po-
sition of Police Matron in a suburb of Bos
ton | had heard much of what terrors some
of the arrested women were, and how it
would be impossible for any woman to
manage them. Some had expressed their
opinion that | should get whipped, and in
view of my slender build others had con-
temptuously asked me what expected to
do if should have 200-pound woman to
take care of. I replied that l should do
the same as if she weighed 100 pounds.
However, in want Of any previous ex-
perienoe W it'll this class of women and var
ious conflicting notions as to my fitness for
the place, waited my first case with some
anxiety. At last it came in the person of
a large stout Irish woman, weighing fully
200 pounds, sufficiently drunk to be noisy
and quarrelsome and spelling for fight
The officers attention was first at tracted
to her by her noisy demonstrations and the
crowd which she had drawn about her
When she saw him approaching she pulled
her hat from her head, and, waving it at
him, she dared him to come on. He took
her by the arm and tried to quiet her and
make her go home. This she stontly re-
fused to do, determined to fight then and
there. AS it was Sunday and a large
crowd gathering, and her noise and abuse
| increasing, he attempted her arrest. She
Immediately threw herself upon the
ground, and he was obliged to call upon
the citizens to help him. Another officer
came along, and between them all they
conveyed her to the station, she making
desperate resistance at every step.
was sent for at once, and as soon as
opened the outer door I could hear the
noise. Guided by this reached the cell,
and found her glaring at the officer, who
was vainly trying to still the disturbance
Stepping quietly up to her said. "Well,
Mary, what is it,"
She stopped at once and looked puzzled.
Before she had time to reply the officer
request me to ascertain her name Turn
ing to her, [ said:
''Your name is Mary, isn't it?''
Eyes, ma am, she said, sit is, it's
Mary
''Mary whata" l asked. Having re-
oeived her reply, told the officer that his
services would not be needed as long as |
was there. Upon his departure | told her
not TO be afraid, that had come to be with
her, and that no one should hurt or trouble
| her Going up to her | stroked her hair
and patted her face, soothing her excite
ment as though she lite child, and asked
her to tell me all the story. OF course
she had done nothing, but had been arrest
ed just as she had stepped off horse car
and had been thrown down and dragged
to the station. During her recital she was
very quiet, but wept freely and bemoaned
! bitterly her misfortune. | sympathized
with her, and as l turned to take off my
outside things a look of distress came over
her face.
''Oh, ma am, you amt a-going to leave
me?' she said
mo, Mary" answered. ''if You'll be
quiet, I'll stay with you all tho time after
have taken off my bonnet
''If you'll only stay with me, ma am, I'll
never make bit of noise. I'll be just as
quiet as you'll want me to be.
GAN right, replied. '1'll be back
soon.
As | passed into the guard-room the
| officer remarked that il was surprising
how quickly she stopped her noise wien |
spoke to her | said that | would guaran-
tee that there would be no more distur-
banee from her When | returned she
wanted to know if | would stay all night.
| Upon my assuring her that l would she
! looked grateful, took my hand and allowed
me to search her. Finding that she was
still heated and excited | procured cold
water, bathed her head very freely and
she was soon able TO tell coherent story.
left her after awhile to herself with an
occasional visit, and in few hours had
the pleasure of seeing her compose herself
to sleep. She reused once during the night
and asked for drink and a fan, apologize
ing for troubling me, went to sleep and
slep quietly till morning. When the officer
came in the morning, before she was taken
to Court, she stoutly denied having been
drunk. Seeing that there was likelihood
of another disturbance, told him | would
see to it that she answered to the charge.
He left her. and turning to her | said:
sMary, you was drunk, and you must
| tell the Judge SO.
IF you say so, ma'am, | will.
And she did. l gave her wise counsel,
promised to let her family know where
she was, and shook hands with her. She
babe me an affectionate farewell, and
left ner a happier, if not better woman.
And this was my night with terror.
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